"Only Mommy, not Daddy" says my 2yr old. Help!

My 2yr old son favors me over his father, really bad. In the very beginning, Dad was my son's world until about 1. And Dad spends the most time with our son. He takes our son to the park everyday, plays w/ him, takes him for rides on the train @ the mall. Cares for him for most of the day & my son is fine w/ Dad. But when Mom comes hm from wk, it's like Daddy who? Dad can't put his clothes on, change diapers, or feed w/out my son screaming for Mom. I try not to step in, but I can't bare to hear my son cry for me. For ex, this morning we're all laying in bed, watching t.v. My son asked for a banana. My husband got up to get one & my son freaked out to the point of hysteria. He told my husband to lay back down & pointed to me to get the banana. I feel this hurts my husband because he does really try to bond w/ our. Sometimes I just can't get a break. My husband tries to step in, but my son won't let him. ANY suggestions or is this a "this too, shall pass" thing?

It's another &quot;this too shall pass&quot; thing. Your son is going to go back and forth between the two of you, so don't worry about it. Tell your husband not to get his feelings hurt because this is just a phase that your son will grow out of. ALL kids go through their phases of &quot;favorites&quot;, so don't worry about it. My son and daughter are both in &quot;daddy phases&quot; right now :) which I don't mind at all, let them get their fill of daddy until all they want is me to help with something :) So if he wants you to do something if you can, do it, but if you are busy, start to curb his behavior.

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